What is the Least Common Multiple of 55086 and 55097?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 55086 and 55097 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 55086 and 55097, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(55086,55097) = 1
LCM(55086,55097) = ( 55086 × 55097) / 1
LCM(55086,55097) = 3035073342 / 1
LCM(55086,55097) = 3035073342

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 55086 and 55097 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 55086 and 55097. First we will calculate the prime factors of 55086 and 55097.

Prime Factorization of 55086

Prime Factorization of 55097

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 55086 and 55097.

LCM(55086,55097) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9181¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 463¹
LCM(55086,55097) = 3035073342